help out
phrasal verb
helped out; helping out; helps out
: to do something so another person's job or task is easier
I can't do this myself. Won't someone please help me out?
I sometimes help out in the kitchen.
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When a family member volunteers to help out with planning and budgeting for the party, all the better—their help takes some of the pressure off.
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 13 Mar. 2025
For several weeks, everyone had been required to help out.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
But three of us (all tax lawyers) had flown there as volunteers to help out, after finishing a week's worth of special training.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Tobin had another save assist in the goal area to help out Yang, who had a brilliant diving save in the first half and another stop in the second half as South Walton finally got aggressive in the comeback attempt.
—Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 13 Mar. 2025
For several weeks, everyone had been required to help out.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
But three of us (all tax lawyers) had flown there as volunteers to help out, after finishing a week's worth of special training.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Tobin had another save assist in the goal area to help out Yang, who had a brilliant diving save in the first half and another stop in the second half as South Walton finally got aggressive in the comeback attempt.
—Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Help out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/help%20out. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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